Sewing-machine folding drop-pocket.



L. E. CHRISTIE. SEWING MACHINE FOLDING DROP POCKET.

APPLICATION FILE D MAR. 31, I916.

Patent ed Feb. 20,1917.

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LISSA E..CHRISTIE, OF OS KALOOSA, IOWA.

SEWING-MACHINE FOLDING DROP-POCKET.

To all evhom it may concern:

Be 1t known that I, LISSA E. CHRISTIE,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Oskaloosa, in the county ofMahaska and State of Iowa, have invented new and useful Improvements inSewing-MaEhine Folding Drop-Pockets, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention is an improved folding drop pocket or bag especiallyadapted to be attached to the table of a sewing machine at a point inrear of the feed plate and to receive the work as it slides rearwardlyover the table top, while being sewed, and prevent the work fromdropping to the floor and being soiled thereby or from being soiled orinjured by the treadle, the object of the invention being to provide animproved devlce of kind which is cheap and simple 1n constructlon, whichis very strong and durable, which maybe readily opened.

and closed, and which may be readily attached to a sewing machine table.j The invention consists in the construction, combination andarrangement of devices hereinafter described and claimed. In theaccompanying drawings:-

Figure 1 is a perspective view'of a fold-- ing drop pocket or bagconstructed and arranged in accordance with my invention, showing thesame adjusted to a sewing machine table.

Fig. 2- is a plan of the same in closed position.

Fig. 3 is a detailed sectional view of the same, on the plane indicatedby the line 3 3 of Fi .2.

In the embodiment of my invention I provide a folding drop pocket or bag1 which may be made of cloth orof any suitable fabric or material andwhich may be of any suitable size. The mouth of the pocket or bag isprovided with a frame 2 which comprises a pair of flat bars 3, 4 andpairs of links 5 which connect said bars together at their ends. The bar3 is wider than the bar 4 and is provided near its outer edge withopenings 6 for the reception of screws 7 wherewith to attach said bar tothe table 8 of a sewing machine, near the rear edge ofthe table and atapoint in rear of the feed plate, presser foot and needle. The links 5are pivotally connected to the bars 3, 4 by pivots 9 and are pivotallyconnected together at their outer ends by pivots Specification ofLettersPatent.

with openings 11 and the sides of the fold- 1ng drop pocket or bag aresecuredat their upper edges, at the mouth of the bag, to the PatentedFeb. 20,1917.

Application filedMarch 31,,1916. Serial No. 88,067. I k 7 I10. The bars.and the links are provided and hold the same at the rear side of thesewing machine table and depending there from. V J

A hook 13 is pivotally mounted on the bar 3 as at 14 and. the bar 4 hasan eye 15 for engagement by the hook, to enable the frame and mouth ofthe pocket or bag to be secured in a closed position, as shown in Fig.2. Any sultalole fastener may be used for this purpose.

By the provision of my. improved folding drop pocket or bag and thearrangement of the same on the rear side of a sewing ma chine table,thepocket or bag serves toreceive the work as the latter is sewed andpasses rearwardly over the sewing machine table and to prevent the workfrom dropping to the floor or upon the treadle and become soiled orinjured.

It will be understood that my improved folding drop pocket is for thepurpose of along under the presser foot and needle, and

naturally drops to the floor, and is soiled or injured unobserved andunguarded. l/Vith the folding drop pocket attached to the machine, allfear of soiling or injury to the material is eliminated. The pocketinplace, is ready to catch the work. It is always clean from dust, fromthe fact that it folds together when not in use but opens at will by thetouch of a little clip or spring when needed to be open for use. -Nosmall degree of pleasure is experienced in having one on your machinebecause you know that yourwork is protected at all times. This makes thedevice valuable. The device may be readily attached to a sewing machinetable'by means of small screws, as hereinbefore stated.

Having thus described my invention What I claim is 2- A folding droppocket made of flexible material and provided at the mouth with a framecomprising a pair of bars and pairs of links pivotally connectedtogether and to the bars, said bars and links being attached to andextending around the pocket at the mouth one of said bars also servingfor the attachment of the pocket or bag to the top or table of a sewingmachine and said links being arranged to extend outwardly from with eachother and means to secure the i bars togethe' and thereby lock the framein closed position.

In testimony'whereof I allix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

LISSA E. CHRISTIE.

Witnesses:

' W. G. JONES,

JENNIn L. JoNns.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

7 Washington, D. C.

